Robert Taylor
ActingRobert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor who was one of the most popular leading men of his time. Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won his first leading role the following year in Magnificent Obsession. His popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with appearances in A Yank at Oxford (1938), Waterloo Bridge (1940), and Bataan (1943). During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Air Corps, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared in instructional films. From 1959 to 1962, he starred in the ABC series The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor. In 1966, he took over hosting duties from his friend Ronald Reagan on the series Death Valley Days. Taylor was married to actress Barbara Stanwyck from 1939 to 1951. He married actress Ursula Thiess in 1954, and they had two children. A chain smoker, Taylor was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 1968. He died of the disease on June 8, 1969 at the age of 57.
Known For
Quo Vadis
Marcus Vinicius
The Night Walker
Barry Moreland
Ivanhoe
Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Waterloo Bridge
Roy Cronin
Camille
Armand Duval
Hondo and the Apaches
Gallagher
Bataan
Sgt. Bill Dane
Westward the Women
Buck Wyatt
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Undercurrent
Alan Garroway
Filmography — Acting
Quo Vadis
Marcus Vinicius
The Night Walker
Barry Moreland
Ivanhoe
Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Waterloo Bridge
Roy Cronin
Camille
Armand Duval
Hondo and the Apaches
Gallagher
Bataan
Sgt. Bill Dane
Westward the Women
Buck Wyatt
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Undercurrent
Alan Garroway
Knights of the Round Table
Lancelot
Party Girl
Tommy Farrell
Broadway Melody of 1938
Steve Raleigh
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
Return of the Gunfighter
Ben Wyatt
D-Day the Sixth of June
Capt. Brad Parker
The Law and Jake Wade
Jake Wade
Private Number
Richard Winfield
The Hangman
Mackenzie Bovard
Ride, Vaquero!
Rio
Ambush
Ward Kinsman
Escape
Mark Preysing
The Last Hunt
Charlie Gilson
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Broadway Melody of 1936
Robert Gordon
Devil's Doorway
Lance Poole
Cattle King
Sam Brassfield
A Wicked Woman
Bill Renton
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
Valley of the Kings
Mark Brandon
Billy the Kid
Billy Bonney
Small Town Girl
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Robert Adamson
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward
Saddle the Wind
Steve Sinclair
The Youngest Profession
Robert Taylor
Stand by for Action
Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Many Rivers to Cross
Bushrod Gentry
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
A Yank at Oxford
Lee Sheridan
The Big Parade of Comedy
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
Remember?
Jeff Holland
The Bribe
Rigby
Murder in the Fleet
Lieutenant Tom Randolph
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
High Wall
Steven Kenet
Rogue Cop
Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Lucky Night
Bill Overton
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Buried Loot
Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
Lady of the Tropics
William 'Bill' Carey
Miracle of the White Stallions
Col. Podhajsky
Song of Russia
John Meredith
I Love Melvin
Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
Above and Beyond
Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
The Extraordinary Seaman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Joel Shore
Recoil
Captain Matt Holbrook
A House Is Not a Home
Frank Costigan
Magnificent Obsession
Dr. Robert Merrick
The Hoaxters
Narrator (voice)
Three Comrades
Erich Lohkamp
This Is My Affair
Lt. Richard L. Perry
The Glass Sphinx
Prof. Karl Nichols
West Point of the Air
'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Times Square Lady
Steve Gordon
Screen Actors
Self (uncredited)
The Power and the Prize
Cliff Barton
Stand Up and Fight
Blake Cantrell
When Ladies Meet
Jimmy Lee
The Gorgeous Hussy
'Bow' Timberlake
The Crowd Roars
'Killer' McCoy
There's Always Tomorrow
Arthur White
Conspirator
Major Michael Curragh
Personal Property
Raymond Dabney
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
Anderson
Savage Pampas
Captain Martín
The Fighting Lady
Narrator
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
His Brother's Wife
Chris Claybourne
Tip on a Dead Jockey
Lloyd Tredman
Lest We Forget
Himself
The Secret Land
Narrator
Flight Command
Ens. Alan Drake
The House of the Seven Hawks
John Nordley
Trifles of Importance
Self (archive footage)
Rome, the Eternal City
Self
Handy Andy
Lloyd Burmeister
Her Cardboard Lover
Terry Trindale
Johnny Tiger
George Dean
The Spectacle Maker
The Duchess's Paramour
Society Doctor
Dr. Ellis
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Lt. Robert Taylor
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
Self
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
Instructor
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Self (archive footage)
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
Instructor
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Lt. Taylor
The Fighting Lady's Family
Narrator (voice)
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Landings
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
Lt. Taylor
Filmography — Crew
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Director
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
Director
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
Director
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
Director
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Director
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
Director
Primary Flight Training: Landings
Director
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
Director
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
Director